We will work through this using the document customising_quarto.qmd, which is part of the zip-archive of files uploaded for this week
Including references
Quarto allows you to include references and compile a bibliography (in different formats)
You might want to make use of this for your project (or if you’re using Quarto to put together a report for other purposes) to avoid having to add references manually - but this is optional (it is an extra step to learn but it does save time and errors in the long run)
Note: if you’re not already using a reference manager for all of your referencing, whether in Quarto, Word or another word processing software, I would encourage you to get started with one as soon as possible!
My recommendation: Zotero, which is free and easy to use
Three (or four) easy steps
Create a bib file (can be exported from a reference manager)1
Save to your project directory and tell your Quarto file what it’s called
(optional) Add a csl style file to customise your citation style
Add references and render!
Creating a bib file in Zotero (example)
1. Create a collection in Zotero
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Creating a bib file in Zotero (example)
2. Right-click to export
3. Choose Better BibTex and any other options and save
Creating a bib file in Zotero (example)
4. Save .bib file in your project directory
note that other reference managers (e.g. Endnote) will also allow you to export .bib files
In Quarto
add the name of your bib file to your header using the bibbliography option
optionally add a csl stylesheet to determine which style of referencing you want to use (you will need to download the csl file and again place it in your project directory – see the Rmd example on where to download)
start adding references – again, see the Rmd example on how to do this